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Engineering and Computer Science

Hamza Gayurzoda

“The students I met at Wright College were on par with the students I’ve met at Columbia, and the classes…

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Trevin Cox

35-year-old Trevin Cox and his partner were thinking about buying a restaurant and bar before the COVID-19 pandemic changed their…

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Bara Zalloum

Bara Zalloum is a graduate of Wright College's Engineering Pathways program which, boasts guaranteed admission to the College of Engineering…

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Eduardo Perez

Eduardo Perez was determined to earn his bachelor’s degree after graduating from high school, but financial constraints prohibited him from…

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Gerald Davenport

Gerald Davenport has dreamed of becoming an engineer since he was in third grade.

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Pasquale Sanfelice

Pasquale Sanfelice has goals of earning a bachelor’s degree in engineering next and hopes to one day become a doctor.

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Amir Noormohammad

As a first-generation college student, Amir has grown accustomed to charting his own path forward and seeking out unique opportunities…

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Huan Phan

When he was 14 years old and living in Vietnam, Huan Phan, now a soon-to-be graduate of Wright College, started…

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Stefany Cardenas

If you ask Stefany Cardenas, a native Chicagoan of Ecuadorian descent, about her educational journey, she might tell you “the…

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Alexander Hernandez

When Alexander Hernandez came to the U.S. from Guatemala in 2011, he knew he wanted to learn English first –…

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Adam Neidlinger

Adam Neidlinger, who studied linguistics, Spanish, French and Portuguese after he graduated high school in 2001, has focused on learning…

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Brian Ortiz

When Brian Ortiz sets a goal, he pursues it – no matter how long it will take him to get…

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